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'Awful Event': Newlywed Couple's Home Ripped Apart By Fire In Ocean County 'Awful Event': Newlywed Couple's Home Ripped Apart By Fire In Ocean County
'Awful Event': Newlywed Couple's Home Ripped Apart By Fire In Ocean County A fire ripped through a newlywed couple's home in Ocean County, officials said. Firefighters responded to the house on Burnt Tavern Road in Brick Township at around 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, the Herbertsville Fire Company said in a Facebook post. The fire was under control in about an hour. According to a GoFundMe page, Allison Gspann lived in the home with her husband Stephen. The couple escaped safely with their dog Canoli. More than $10,000 was raised from at least 141 donations as of Monday, Feb. 26. "No one should ever have to go through this awful event and the burden of finances i…

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by Chris Spiker
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PHOTOS: Elderly Tenant Hospitalized, 59 Evacuated In Brick Apartment Blaze PHOTOS: Elderly Tenant Hospitalized, 59 Evacuated In Brick Apartment Blaze
Photos: Elderly Tenant Hospitalized, 59 Evacuated In Brick Apartment Blaze A 75-year-old woman was hospitalized and 59 other apartment house tenants evacuated during a three-alarm fire in Ocean County, authorities said. The fire gutted a third-floor apartment at George J. Conway Towers on Chambers Bridge Road on Saturday, according to Brick Township police. At 1:56 p.m. on Saturday, Brick police and area firefighters received a call from a resident who smelled smoke and heard a smoke alarm sounding from a neighbor’s housing unit. The building is a five-story apartment complex home to mostly senior citizens. Brick Police Sgt. Mike Feeney and Patrol Officer Rich Zi…

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by Jon Craig